Clinical coders convert information from a patient’s medical record into alphanumerical CODES according to a health classification system. The health classification system USED in Australia is the International Classification of Diseases 10TH Revision Australian Modification (ICD-10-AM), the Australian Classification of Health Interventions (ACHI) and the Australian Coding STANDARDS (ACS).

These codes form part of a data collection that is used for research, funding and health care planning. The use of a classification system makes it easier to store, RETRIEVE and analyse data.

Clinical coders convert information from a patient’s medical record into alphanumerical codes according to a health classification system. The health classification system used in Australia is the International Classification of Diseases 10th Revision Australian Modification (ICD-10-AM), the Australian Classification of Health Interventions (ACHI) and the Australian Coding Standards (ACS).

These codes form part of a data collection that is used for research, funding and health care planning. The use of a classification system makes it easier to store, retrieve and analyse data.